Is Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sustainable?
If you are like me, you try your best to reduce your carbon footprint for Mother Earth. Well, extra virgin olive oil does it’s part too! Here are just a few things to know about how environmentally friendly extra virgin olive oil is:
- An olive tree acts as a carbon link. What this means is that is traps more carbon that it releases. So about 2.5 acres of olive trees helps to neutralize the carbon footprint of 1 person. It is said that olive oil industry wordwide can absorb emissions of around 9 million people.
- It is an evergreen perennial crop, highly efficient with its use of water and fertilizers. Olive trees tolerate drought well and low water conditions, and bounces back needing 30% less water than grass.
- Olive trees provide a great level of biodiversity and a much more limited impact to land, in comparision to palm and soybean oil.
So…not only is extra virgin olive oil the healthiest option, it’s the most sustainable as well. Grab some Olive U Oils and enjoy a heart healthy option in your everyday cooking!
